Chymotrypsinogen is a proteolytic enzyme is a precursor (zymogen) of the digestive enzyme chymotrypsin. It is a single polypetide chain consisting of 245 amino acid residues. It is synthesized in the acinar cells of the pancreas and stored inside membrane-bounded granules at the apex of the acinar cell. The cell is then stimulated by either a horm...
<chemical> Chemical name: Chymotrypsinogen ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
(ki″mo-trip-sin´o-jәn) the inactive precursor of chymotrypsin, the form in which it is secreted by the pancreas.
Type: Term Pronunciation: kī′mō-trip-sin′ō-jen Definitions: 1. The precursor of chymotrypsin. Converted to π-chymotrypsin by the action of trypsin.
a zymogen that is converted by trypsin to chymotrypsin.